Calculus 8th Edition

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 1285740629
ISBN 13: 978-1-28574-062-1

Chapter 3 - Applications of Differentiation - Review - Exercises - Page 287: 60

Answer

$$ a(t)=v^{\prime}(t)=\sin t+3 \cos t \quad s(0)=0 , \quad v(0)=2 $$ The position of the particle is $$ s(t)= -\sin t-3 \cos t +3t +3 $$

Work Step by Step

$$ a(t)=v^{\prime}(t)=\sin t+3 \cos t \quad s(0)=0 , \quad v(0)=2 $$ The general anti-derivative of $ v^{\prime}(t)=\sin t+3 \cos t $ is $$ v(t)= -\cos t+3 \sin t +C $$ To determine C we use the fact that $v(0)=2$: $$ v(0)= -\cos (0)+3 \sin (0) +C =2 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ -1+C=2 \quad \Rightarrow \quad C=3, $$ so $$ v(t)= -\cos t+3 \sin t +3 $$ Since $s^{\prime }(t)=v(t)$, we antidifferentiate again and obtain $$ s(t)= -\sin t-3 \cos t +3t +D $$ To determine D we use the fact that $s(0)=0$: $$ s(0)=-\sin (0)-3 \cos (0) +3(0)+D =0 $$ $ \Rightarrow $ $$ -3+D=0 \quad \Rightarrow \quad D=3, $$ so the position of the particle is $$ s(t)= -\sin t-3 \cos t +3t +3 $$
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